Alone
by banmorn

Comment by FocusPoint:
Nice green shot... ;)

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by carisakD70:
This is an amazing picture and I REALLY like it...but come on...not exactly desolate....In the green challenge I would have given this a 7 or 8

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by MudHut:
A great shot! but I don't see desolation, but I do like this a lot but I will have to say DMC

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
Sorry, but I am not convinced of Desolation.

Excellent image, excellent color, excellent texture, great light, excellent dof/bokeh, great comp, have it available for a print

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by Aghris:
Absolutely beautful flower shot, but I can't see any desolace in it. Still, can't give a low score for this.

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by arsenal:
i love the blurred background and the position of your main subject,

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by dahkota:
A very beautiful image but I am hard pressed to consider it desolate/desolation. There is so much blur that I can't tell if it is alone. And honestly, flowers can not 'feel' lonely. At any rate, I love the images - the focus, the rendering, the DOF and the tones and hues I just think it doesn't quite fit the challenge well. 6

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by hotpasta:
great bokeh in this shot, well done

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by redmoon:
as the challenge description states the terms "mean to you" i can't really justifiably argue that to me, a pretty flower in front of a lush green background, doesn't really convey a great sense of desolation. so i won't. it's a very professional looking wall hangable shot though. the colours are beautiful, the level of noise reduction a bit on the heavy side, but overall effective. the level of detail on the intermediate ring of leaves is gorgeous, and notwithstanding my noise reduction comment, i do find the mix of elements in and out of focus very appealing. it's lovely, and gets an 8.

Alone
by banmorn

Comment by justin_hewlett:
Hmmm...This is a lovely picture with amazing shallow DOF, composition, and color - but it doesn't speak desolation to me, sorry. I think it would have fit better if you had converted it to B/W. Lucky for you, I'm not voting ;)